Ascending: rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees
Butterflies: The change from caterpillar though to the chrysalis and emergence as a butterfly is the greatest change in the animal world. It symbolises significant change in the course of one’s life, personality or way of thinking.
Putting them together brings us on an upwards journey of change and transformation, isn't that what we all strive for?

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsor 1800flowers.com! We look forward to working with you again! The winner is tyson2468! Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page!

The weather outside is frightful, but flowers are still so delightful! The closer it gets to Christmas the sillier I get! So dear readers I hope you love the holidays as much as I do! This is just my absolute favorite time of year (next to my birthday of course!). The word 'snow' plays into all my favorite winter memories. Building a SNOW man, having a SNOW ball fight, and snowy Christmas Mornings too!

I love flowers in my home year round and Christmas is no exception. I love the fragrance of fresh flowers and love the finishing touch they add to a dinner table.

Frosty The Snowplant

My Take

Doesn't he have the cutest, cheeriest little face ever? He's on our Foyer Table so we see him as soon as we come through the door! Love at first site! He looks just as cute with candy inside if you want to take the plant to a sunny window but leave him on the table, and too cute with ornaments inside too!

We somehow inadvertently started collecting snowmen years ago, we have snowman ornaments on the tree and a lenox stackable snowman we love to put out also. Frosty the Snowplant has become a cherished addition to our accidental collection!

1800flowers.com never disappoints, he arrived in excellent shape, no worse for the wear and travel and he is guaranteed instant smiles as soon as you pull him out of the box. You will have to resist the urge to hug him however, and make sure you give the plant a little water and tlc first! I am sure he will make everyone on your list smile!

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I would love to win and order the birthday flower cake for my daughter. Her 16th birthday is in January!http://ww10.1800flowers.com/product.do?baseCode=1991&dataset=10147&cm_cid=d10147GFC public follower (tyson2468)tyson 2468 [at] charter [dot] net

My favorite night before Christmas ritual is that we put the carols on, make some hot beverages, and we each open one gift. But we don't get to pick the gift ourselves, someone else picks for us.Alicia Webster5webs@comcast.net

My family's Christmas Eve tradition is this dessert my grandma makes with ice cream and peppermint schnapps. It's way too strong for me, but I still have it just because it's tradition!ohkeeka at gmail dot com

Hoping to win the red rose plant for my elderly mother that lives 1200 miles awayhad no money to buy her a birthday or christmas gift so I'm entering to win at Ascending Butterfly Blog Thank you forthe chance to be a winner

So I don't get bored, let me share something else we do. We eat a special meal together as a family on Christmas Eve. We have become a smaller group in later years, but we still value being together.ruthaw_1974@yahoo.com

I would buy the Gardenia Bonsai! It's so beautiful and I always look at it longingly, but it's always out of my price range.http://ww30.1800flowers.com/product.do?baseCode=18202&dataset=11488&cm_cid=d11488

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Ascending Butterfly is a LIFESTYLE Blog. While it's Founder/Editor is in full possession of a Uterus, she doesn't choose to use it, keep that in mind before hitting send on your next pitch. We focus on Travel, Spirits, All things Foodie, Photography, Beauty, Fashion, Eco Friendly, with a mind, body,and soul approach to wellness and well-being.